NCAA Championship Parade
Fans raise their cameras for photographs of head coach Bill Self and his wife Cindy as they are driven down Massachusetts streets by Doug Compton during the Hawks' celebration parade Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
The band and Big Jay lead the way during the Jayhawks' celebration parade down Massachusetts Street Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
The KU Band helped lead the parade downtown as 80,000 fans flocked to celebrate the NCAA National Championship Jayhawks. View photo »
An estimated 80,000 Jayhawk fans lined the parade route Sunday to celebrate Kansas University’s national title in basketball. The parade went south on Massachusetts Street from Seventh Street to 19th Street, then west to the KU campus. View photo »
Bill Self and his wife Cindy sit in a classic Corvette as fans reach out to shake his hand. An estimated 80,000 loyal Jayhawk fans filled Massachusetts St. Sunday April 13, 2008 for a parade celebrating the 2008 NCAA National Champions. View photo »
Kansas basketball player Russell Robinson is surrounded by fans as he holds up the NCAA Championship trophy during the 2008 championship parade down Massachusetts St. in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
Kansas basketball player Darnell Jackson holds his hands out to fans Sunday afternoon during a parade celebrating the 2008 National Champion Jayhawks. Approximately 80,000 fans were downtown for the event. View photo »
Spectators pull out their cameras for photos of the players during the Jayhawks' celebration parade down Massachusetts Street Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
Kansas forward Darrell Arthur slaps hands with fans during the Jayhawks' celebration parade down Massachusetts Street Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
Assistant coach and Kansas legend Danny Manning waves to the masses alongside his wife Julie during the Jayhawks' celebration parade down Massachusetts Street Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
Kansas senior Russell Robinson displays the 2008 NCAA National Championship trophy from the back of his convertible during the Jayhawks' celebration parade down Massachusetts Street Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
Kansas head coach Bill Self rolls through the street on the back of a convertible alongside his wife Cindy during the Jayhawks' celebration parade down Massachusetts Street Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
Kansas guard Sherron Collins claps his hands as he is led down the street during the Jayhawks' celebration parade on Massachusetts Street Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
Fans raise their cameras for photographs of head coach Bill Self and his wife Cindy as they are driven down Massachusetts streets by Doug Compton during the Hawks' celebration parade Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
The band and Big Jay lead the way during the Jayhawks' celebration parade down Massachusetts Street Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
A Jayhawk flag sweeps across the masses gathered as fans record a flyover by a news helicopter during the Jayhawks' celebration parade down Massachusetts Street Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
Shawnee resident Dave Saville sports a pair of Jayhawks on the lenses of his shades during the Jayhawks' celebration parade down Massachusetts Street Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. View photo »
Only a few were lucky enough to receive autographs from the team during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Tens of thousands of Jayhawk fans parade down Massachusetts Street during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Fans parade down Massachusetts Street for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Kansas' Russell Robinson hoists the National Championship Trophy during a parade for the Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Kansas' Darnell Jackson greets fans during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Kansas' Sasha Kaun greets fans during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Kansas' Mario Chalmers slaps hands with fans atop a convertible during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Kansas' Sherron Collins greets fans during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Kansas' Brandon Rush greets fans during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Kansas' Darrell Arthur greets thousands of fans during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
An estimated 80,000 Jayhawk fans line Massachusetts Street to greet the Kansas University men’s basketball team, the 2008 national champions, including player Darrell Arthur, during a parade Sunday. The team also gathered for an awards ceremony Sunday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. View photo »
Kansas Jayhawk fans line Massachusetts Street to greet Head Coach Bill Self and his players during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Thousands of Kansas fans line Massachusetts Street during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
The Klein family, from left, Jared, dad, daughter Lauren, 8, mother Kristi, and son Scott, 6, dress in Kansas Jayhawk costumes during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Kansas Head Coach Bill Self is congratulated by fans lining Massachusetts Street alongside his wife, Cindy, and driver Doug Compton during a parade for the National Champion Kansas Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Kansas Assistant Coach Danny Manning bangs fists with fans lining Massachusetts Street. With Manning during Sunday’s National Championship parade downtown was his wife, Julie. View photo »
Acrobatic airplanes perform overhead along Massachusetts Street before a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Children squeeze into trees lining Massachusetts Street during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
David Wallace, 8, sports Jayhawk glasses from the 80's during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
A couple of fans sneak a peek, and a quick snapshot, out of a Massachusetts Street loft during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Fans line a rooftop along Massachusetts Street during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
A Husky dons a Jayhawk jersey during a parade for the National Champion Jayhawks on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence, Kan. View photo »
Fans show their support with placards depicting Jayhawk players’ jerseys during a parade for the basketball team on Sunday. View photo »
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- Drew Gooden : F-C, Chicago Bulls
- Kirk Hinrich : G, Chicago Bulls
- Raef LaFrentz : F, Portland Trailblazers
- Paul Pierce : G-F, Boston Celtics
- Scot Pollard : C-F, Boston Celtics
- Billy Thomas : G, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Jacque Vaughn : G, San Antonio Spurs Julian Wright : F, New Orleans Hornets
- All-time list of 'Hawks in the NBA
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- D. Gooden — 2 points in L 61-79
- K. Hinrich — 23 points in L 96-113
- R. Lafrentz — 2 points in W 85-78
- A. Miles — DNP in L 89-99
- G. Ostertag — 0 points in W 105-102
- P. Pierce — 22 points in L 74-79
- S. Pollard — 0 points in L 88-97
- W. Simien — 0 points in W 111-89
- B. Thomas — 0 points in L 120-121
- J. Vaughn — 3 points in L 105-106
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